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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs,Stella Linus" <rosemaryjohnson8095@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dr.linusj@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2021 09:41:12 +0100
Subject: Contact my secretary for your compensation now!!!


I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay. Presently I’m in
Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.
Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring those funds despite that it failed us somehow.

Now contact my secretary, his name is Dr.Linus John. and his Email Address (
dr.linusj@yahoo.com) secretary asked him to send you the total ($500.000.00
USD Dollars) which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts
and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at
that time very much. so feel free and get in touch with my secretary
Dr.Linus John. and instruct him where to send the Cheque to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the suffering at that time. At the moment, I am very busy
here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are
having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the
secretary on your behalf to receive that Cheque, so feel free to get in
touch with Dr.Linus John. and he will send the Cheque to you without any
delay.

with best regards

Mrs,Stella Linus.

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